SA firefighter's belt marked Shiffler 7. A 2.325in wide black leather belther belt bound around edges in freen leather with a zig zag edge on the front center cut out portion revelas a red background with raised white letters "SH FFLER HOSE." There is a 2.75in wide moveable slide with edges bound in green and red cut out background with raised "7." A 9in leather strip attached to back holds slide. A 10in long x .75in wide belt with 10 holes is attached 14in from the rounded end witha small buckle at the opposite end. Taped to back, handwritten in ink "J./_ G. Goodman."
Firefighter's belt from the Shiffler Fire Company. 2.5in wide leather belt painted red, edges bound in blue painted leather iwth a scalloped edge on teh front. Center cut out portion reveals a blue background with raised metal letters "SHIFFLER." A silver colored metal buckle (3") displays in relief firefighting equipment. A shield in the center contains a #7. The bent edge attached to the back hooks over a link at the oppostie end of the belt. metal hooks at ends can be moved to various holes to adjust the size of the belt.
Firefighter's belt from the Shiffler Fire Company. 2.5in wide leather belt painted dark red, edges bound in green leather with a scalloped edge on the front. Center cut out portion reveals a green background with raised metal letters: "SHIFFLER." A silver colored metal buckle (3in) displays in relief fire fighting equipment. A sheild in the center contains a #7. The bent edge on the back of the shield hookos over a link at the pposite end of the belt. Belt size is adjusted by moving hooks (attached at both ends of belt) to various holes in the belt.
Note: A card, found loose in the box near this belt reads: "Shiffler Fire Co., No 7, Leather Belt. Presented by Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison, Bausman, PA."
A card, found loose in the box near this belt, reads: "Shiffler Fire Co., No 7, Leather Belt. Presented by Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison, Bausman, PA." No more information in known. 11/18/2015 VAP
Firefighter's belt from the Shiffler Fire Company. 2.5in wide leather belt painted dark red, edges bound in green leather with a scalloped edge on the front. Center cut out portion reveals a green background and raised metal letters: " SHIFFLER." A silver colored metal buckle (3") displays a #7. The bent edge attached to the back of the shield hooks over a link at the opposite end of the belt. Belt size is adjusted by moving hooks (attached to both ends) to various holes in the belt.
Wine bottle. Brown glass, shallow pontil, seamed shoulder and neck. Cork with red wax to seal mouth. Wine inside almost to shoulder level. Found by volunteers sometime during the early years of the James Buchanan Foundation. Bottle was found in the east end of the basement level in the Wheatland mansion.
Jacquard coverlet of cotton warp and dyed wools (blue, red, green). Corner block reads: "Jacob C. / Schriver. / Hampton / Adams / County. PA. / AD. 1844 / Eve / Spangler."
Two-part (42-inch widths) coverlet is joined with a vertical center seam. Dominant motif in centerfield is a 4-part floral motif of leaves and tulip-like flowers. Interspersed with several smaller motifs: stars, snowflakes and floral designs. Outer border has repeating tulip branches with two leaves, one of is dominating. Self-fringe of natural cotton at foot end.
Made for Eve Spangler (Aug 17, 1825 - Nov. 21, 1895), obviously before she married Daniel Trimmer in the same year coverlet was made (1844).
Jacob C. Shriver (1816-1896) working 1840-1856
Provenance
Passed down within Spangler family in unknown manner to Edna Spangler Keefer, then to daughter.
Woven piece is 92 inches long with 4 inch fringe = 96 inches long
84 inches wide with 3-inch fringes on both sides = 90 inches
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-02-09
Condition Notes
Generally good with brown stains along top/head.
Object ID
G.09.03.14
Notes
See donor's note about Eve Spangler in file. Eve married Daniel Trimmer, a farmer in Tyrone Twp., and they had Sarah Ann Eliza who grew up to marry her 2nd cousin Franklin S. Spangler.
Coverlet passed to Franklin and Annie's son Charles then to his had a daughter Edna who had a daughter Betsy (donor).
Weaver Jacob C. Schriver also cited in :
1. Heisey, John W., compiler. A Checklist of American Coverlet Weavers. Williamsburg, VA: The Colonial Wmsbrg. Foundation, 1978. p.103
3. Anderson, Clarita. American Coverlets and Their Weavers. Wmsburg, VA, 2002. p.208
Place of Origin
Hampton, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Credit
Gift of Betsy Keefer in memory of the Spangler family quilters, Heritage Center Collection
Coverlet of red wool and blue-green cotton. 2 loom widths decoratively and strongly seamed in the center with red wool. This coverlet is comparatively light weight. Self-fringes of red wool on both sides. Foot end is rolled and hand-stitched. Red wool fringes appear to have been individually applied.Top/head edge is finished with a 1.5-inch wide folded silky red binding. Some machine stitching in black thread and also hand-stitching to attach the binding.
Center field contains rows of circular designs. Roses border the lower edge and foliage in urns border the sides.
Unlike most coverlets, Satler's weaver's blocks in bottom corners are oriented to be read from the top of the coverlet.
Woven coverlet with central medallion circled by leaves, vines and grapes. Eagles on each of the four inner corners have wings spread, stars and stripes on their breasts. Eagles on the border have wings closed. Outer border of swags and tassels. Band at foot edge:, "Made by H. Stager - Mount Joy - Lancaster Co. PA - Fast Color - No 1 - Clara L. Whitlock"
One piece, no center seam. Cream-colored cotton warp; red, green and blue-green wool weft. Top edge rolled and stitches. 2-inch self-fringes on sides; tape with fringes sewn to foot edge.
Birth & baptismal certificate on laid paper. Printed form with central textblock in German within a multiple line border. Infilled and decorated around textblock by Speyer; cross-legged angel at top, pelicans feeding young at sides and flowers at sides and bottom. Watercolors are red, blue, yellow, green and brown.
Infilled for Johannes, son of Valiendein (Valentine) and Eliesabetha (Elisabetha) Bohmer of Brecknock Township in Lancaster Co., born Dec. 13, 1788.
Georg Friederich Speyer (active 1774-1801) used this printed form produced c. 1789 by Barton & Johnson of Reading. See Notes.
General wear with numerous creases and wrinkles; one pronounced vertical centerline crease. Repaired tears, esp at left edge. All edges are ragged and uneven, esp. at right.
Conserved by CCAHA in 1989 (see report in file). Hinged into window mat & back mat. Relaced in its original frame using UF-3 Plexiglas and acid-free cardboard on reverse with a taped mylar dust shield.
Object ID
G.77.50.1
Notes
Printed form by Reading printers Thomas Barton and Benjamin Johnson, circa 1789 (see Klaus Stopp, The Printed Birth & Baptismal Certificates of the Pa. Germans, v. 4, p. 84). Speyer used this printed form for Johannes Bohmer who was born the previous year in1788.
Place of Origin
Lancaster County
Role
Artist
Credit
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Flanders Smith, Heritage Center Collection